The deadline for Santa Clara County’s public transportation agency to join a regional funding measure is approaching, and transit advocates want to see the South Bay take action.

The VTA board of directors is weighing whether to opt into Senate Bill 63, which would allow transit agencies or voter initiatives to put a regional half-cent sales tax on the 2026 ballot. About 30 people rallied in front of the Santa Clara County Government Center on Tuesday, calling for VTA to join the effort. Supporters say it’ll bring stability to VTA and other Bay Area transit agencies, such as BART and Caltrain, which are all facing fiscally uncertain futures.

VTA is holding a workshop Friday on SB 63, with the board of directors set to decide whether to opt in at its Aug. 7 meeting. The deadline to opt in

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